Ph.D. Student Profile
Jessa V. Ehlinger
- Doctoral Candidate
- Cognate: Toxicology
Education
- BS Marine Biology, Wisconsin Lutheran College (2018)
- BA Spanish, Wisconsin Lutheran College (2019)
Research Interests & Projects
- Toxic/detoxifying molecular mechanisms of mercury-induced neurotoxicity
- Transgenerational inheritance of epigenetic marks
- DNA methylation
- Imprinted genes
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
- Toxic effects of preconception/prenatal/perinatal exposures
Additional Information
- Co-founder and co-chair for the EHS Doctoral Student Peer Mentorship Program
- Symposium Co-chair for University of Michigan’s 26th Annual Environmental Health Sciences Symposium (2021)